Sales Accounts Payable

Tanisha Boyland

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Duncanville, Texas 75137

214-***-**** cell (972) 296- 4548 home

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Professional History

Southwest Airlines Tax Accountant

Dallas, Texas

(October 2012 to Present) - Contract

. Work with outside firm on monthly state sales/use tax returns for

multiple states

. Vertex Sales Tax Return software including Tax Decision Maker

. Maintain tax exemption database in Excel and Access

. Prepared tax payments vouchers and submitted to accounts payable

. Prepared tax work papers, schedules and summaries for clean audit

trail

. Reviewed and analyzed a tax exemption certificates for accuracy

. Communicated with internal and external personnel regarding audits

. Reconcile tax accounts and make necessary journal entries

. Projects as needed

Essilor USA Tax Accountant

Dallas, Texas

(May 2012 to August 2012) - Contract

. Prepared monthly state sales/use tax returns for multiple states

. Vertex Sales Tax Return software and Monarch software

. Prepared tax payments vouchers and submitted to accounts payable

. Prepared tax work papers, schedules, exhibits and summaries

necessary to develop and support findings.

. Reviewed and analyzed a tax exemption certificates for accuracy

. Communicated with internal and external personnel regarding audits

L'Hoist North America Tax Specialist

Fort Worth, Texas

(July 2011 to March 2012) - Contract

. Responsible for pulling financial data from SAP and Vertex

. Responsible for printing needed back-up for auditors from SAP

(checks/invoices)

. Responsible for analyzing taxability and tax paid

. Responsible for responding to State and Local notices

. Responsible for contacting vendors concerning tax charged on

invoices

. Responsible for maintaining tax records and tax database

. Worked on research projects as needed

. Responsible for looking for possible refunds

Alcon Laboratories, Inc. Tax Consultant

Fort Worth, Texas

(December 2009 to March 2010) - Contract

. Prepared 102 monthly state sales/use tax returns for multiple

states

. Vertex Sales Tax Return software and JDEdwards OneWorld software

for invoicing

. Prepared tax payments including checks, wires and bank transfers

. Prepared tax work papers, schedules, exhibits and summaries

necessary to develop and support findings.

. Reviewed and analyzed a variety of tax and accounting documents and

verifies the accuracy of computations.

. Communicated with internal and external personnel regarding audits,

taxes and other matters.

. Performed other related duties as required

Atmos Energy Corp. Tax Senior

Dallas, Texas

(September 2009 to November 2009) -Contract

. Responsible for the payment of all ad valorem tax bills and assists

with the property tax return data compilation process.

. Prepared W-9 forms for Atmos vendors as requested.

. Assisted with the preparation of sales and use tax returns,

occupational and license reports, and other miscellaneous state and

local tax returns in a timely and accurate manner.

. Created, updated and distributed financial reports, schedules,

vouchers and records pertaining to assigned areas.

. Prepared tax work papers, schedules, exhibits and summaries

necessary to develop and support findings and/or recommendations.

. Reviewed and analyzed a variety of tax and accounting documents for

accuracy of computations.

. Communicated with internal and external personnel regarding audits,

taxes and other matters.

American Messaging Senior Tax Analyst

Lewisville, Texas

(March 2009 to September 2009)-Contract

. Analyzed monthly activity in tax accounts, prepare accruals and

journal entries

. Performed monthly reconciliations for tax balance sheet accounts,

surcharge accounts and related tax expense accounts

. Prepared tax schedules for analysis and for use in tax

reconciliations

. Prepared check requests and Wire Transfer requests using

appropriate coding for Epicor

. Prepared quarterly Federal and multiple State Income Tax estimates

for LLC and Partnership including payment processing, preparation

for mailing and maintaining documentation

. Assisted in filing multiple state income tax returns and extensions

(JD Edwards, Corptax & Vertex)

. Assisted with audits including gathering data and developing

responses to information requests

. Assisted with budgeting for taxes, surcharges and related accounts

. Tax support and projects as needed

. Communicated with internal and external personnel regarding audits,

taxes and other matters.

TXU Corporation / Energy Future Holdings Tax Analyst

Dallas, Texas

(June 2006 to January 2009)

. Performed sales / use tax research utilizing electronic methods,

both Texas and multi-state (RIA, Checkpoint and STAR)

. Responsible for monthly cash forecast

. Prepared monthly sales and use, direct payment, estimated payments,

fuel surcharge report, gross receipt, Canada goods and services and

Federal form 720 tax returns

. Reviewed tax accrual entries and account reconciliation monthly

. Performed sales and use tax, fuel tax, gross receipts tax audits

. Responsible for timely mailing of returns and tax payments (checks

and EFT's)

. Internal systems -Peoplesoft(FIM), ARMS, Prolenium, and Vertex, SAP

and Geotax, Idea, Excel, Access

. Processed sales tax refunds and credits

. Supervised 2 resale/certificates contract employees

. Worked with consulting firms and attorneys on audit issues

Wyndham International Tax Specialist (lead)

Dallas, Texas

(January 2001 to April 2006)

. Responsible for reconciling tax liability accounts monthly in SAP and

Oracle

. Responsible for monthly journal entries from Excel to SAP

. Prepared monthly occupancy returns for 16 multi-state properties

. Prepared monthly and quarterly sales tax returns for 16 multi-state

properties

. Prepared monthly and quarterly NECA and Telecommunication taxes

. Responsible for maintaining and updating tax exemption certificate

database

. Responsible for submitting payments of check, EFT, or wire to the

taxing authority before the due date,to avoid penalties, interest

and late charges

. Responsible for reconciling bank accounts and tracking of trade name

fees

. Prepared business license for more than 40 states

. Responsible for running corporate balance sheets & income statements

Lain, Faulkner & Company Staff Accountant

Dallas, Texas

(December 1997 to December 2000)

. Responsible for training new employees and cross training current

employee

. Responsible for accounting work on assigned clients

. Prepared bankruptcy schedules and statements of financial affairs

. Analyzed and managed bankruptcy claims

. Processed accounting for claim distribution

. Assisted with financial projections

. Maintained daily client log

. Bookkeeping

. Responsible for (6) clients bank account reconciliation

. Maintained and updated the claims system (In-house system)

. Supervised (1) file room employee; over 5000 client files

. Filed documents at the bankruptcy court for clients

. Prepared payroll and filed payroll taxes for clients

. Prepared month-end and year-end reports

. Responsible for collection of accounts receivable

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